Andrew (Symonds) is a very important member of the team. It's what he does with both bat and ball, and also in the field -- it gives us more depth in all areas.

I certainly wouldn't have arm-wrestled him and made a fool of myself.

He (Symonds) is a very important member of our team with what he does with the bat and the ball and also his fielding work.

He's still got a lot of Maine characteristics,

His average here is higher than other grounds, (but) he'll still play a big part because I think their batsmen will be a bit worried about our pace attack and they'll probably take a few more risks against Shane.

I'm not sure how he'd know that, he didn't bat for long enough in Perth to know that.

It was just an amazing day. One simply can't fathom the kind of batting seen today.

It was a disappointing end to the day to lose three wickets after working so hard to set a foundation.

Dan Cullen will make his debut tomorrow and with Brad Hogg, Andrew Symonds and Michael Clarke in the team, we have plenty of spin options. We also get another look at Mitchell Johnson, while Nathan Bracken is back in the team for us.

It's been mentally draining. The emotions have been up and down all day but I'm feeling pretty good about things now.